MOVE is a research-based program shown to improve functional mobility skills. The MOVE Program uses a family/person-centered planning approach to develop mobility programs based on current theory and research in education, psychology, biomechanics, and motor science. 

MOVE Research Packets ($15.00)

To order a research packet, contact MOVE International at 800-397-6683 and pay by VISA or Master Card. Or write a check, payable to "MOVE International" and send to MOVE International, 1300 17th Street-CITY CENTRE, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533.

Research packets contain the following:

Abstract of the Dissertation: A Comparison Between the Achievement of Students With Severe Multiple Disabilities Using a Functional Mobility Curriculum Versus Traditional Programs by Kathleen M. Elkins, Ed.D., University of La Verne, 1994.

Abstract of the Dissertaion: The MOVE Curriculum: An Application of Contemporary Theories of Physical Therapy and Education by Stacie Brown Barnes, University of West Florida, 1999.

Abstract of the Dissertation: New Zealanders on MOVE Perspectives of its effectiveness: A Case Study by Kathleen M. Davidson, The University of Auckland, 2006

Effects of Functional Mobility Skills Training for Young Students With Physical Disabilities, Drs. Stacie B. Barnes and Keith W. Whinnery, University of West Florida. Reprint from Exceptional Children,  Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 313-324, Spring 2002. 

Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE): Theoretical Foundations, Drs. Stacie B. Barnes and Keith W. Whinnery, University of West Florida. Reprint from Physical Disabilities, Vol. 16, No. 1, Fall 1997.

Mobility Training Using the MOVE Curriculum, A Parent's View, Drs. Keith W. Whinnery and Stacie B. Barnes, University of West Florida. Reprint from TEACHING Exeptional Children, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 44-50, January/February 2002. 

MOVE: Hope for People with Significant Movement Disorders, Drs. Stacie B. Whinnery and Keith W. Whinnery, University of West Florida. Reprint from EP Exceptional Parent Magazine, pp. 68-71, September 2004.

M.O.V.E.: Raising Expectations for Individuals with Severe Disabilities, D. Linda Bidabe, Drs. Stacie B. Barnes and Keith W. Whinnery, University of West Florida. Reprint from Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Servies, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2001.

MOVE Systematic Programming for Early Motor Intervention, Drs. Keith W. Whinnery and Stacie B. Whinnery, University of West Florida. Reprint from Infants and Young Children, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 102-108, April-June 2007.

Other MOVE Research Materials

For additional MOVE-related research, click on the following:   

View MOVE Curriculum Outcome Data - 2006
View MOVE Curriculum Outcome Data - 2005
View MOVE Curriculum Outcome Data - 2003
Compiled at the William Patrick Day Early Chidhood Center, a MOVE model site in Cleveland, OH.

MOVE Rationale – Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, Michigan

MOVE for Adults Research Data

BrAAC Pilot Project – MOVE for Adults
Can Adults with Multiple Disabilities Demonstrate Gains in Functional Mobility?
Evaluation of a Pilot Project Incorporating Components of the MOVE® Program
by Anne Marie Trepanier, Physical Therapist, MPT, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD), Brooklyn Adult Activities Center (BrAAC), Brooklyn, Ohio

View MOVE and Other Approaches - A Comparison
A comparison between MOVE, Conductive Education and Other Approaches.

Patti LaBouff, a physical therapist & MOVE International Trainer, wrote an article of special interest to physical therapists and occupational therapists titled: Motor Control Theory, Intervention Approaches, and MOVE. From a teacher's perspective, we learn about "MOVE®: How Does Mobility Help?"